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The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that it successfully repelled coordinated attacks by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters connected Nganzai and Damasak communities, portion deploying further unit to fortify information successful the affected areas.
In a connection issued by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, the attacks occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday.
According to the statement, the archetypal onslaught happened astatine astir 1:00 americium erstwhile equipped insurgents stormed the Nganzai Divisional Police Headquarters successful an effort to instrumentality power of the town.
Police officers astatine the division, moving with operatives of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) and the Crack Squad connected peculiar duty, engaged the attackers successful what was described arsenic a fierce weapon battle.
The attackers were said to person utilized Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and different precocious weapons during the assault, damaging parts of the presumption and partially burning an unserviceable Armoured Personnel Carrier.
The Command, however, confirmed that 4 constabulary unit mislaid their lives during the speech of fire.
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